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  1. Article ; Online: Reversing Dysdynamism to Interrupt Mitochondrial Degeneration in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

    Dorn, Gerald W

    Cells

    2023  Volume 12, Issue 8

    Abstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is one of several chronic neurodegenerative conditions in which mitochondrial abnormalities are posited to contribute to disease progression. Therapeutic options targeting mitochondria include enhancing metabolism, ... ...

    Abstract Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is one of several chronic neurodegenerative conditions in which mitochondrial abnormalities are posited to contribute to disease progression. Therapeutic options targeting mitochondria include enhancing metabolism, suppressing reactive oxygen production and disrupting mitochondria-mediated programmed cell death pathways. Herein is reviewed mechanistic evidence supporting a meaningful pathophysiological role for the constellation of abnormal mitochondrial fusion, fission and transport, collectively designated mitochondrial dysdynamism, in ALS. Following this is a discussion on preclinical studies in ALS mice that seemingly validate the idea that normalizing mitochondrial dynamism can delay ALS by interrupting a vicious cycle of mitochondrial degeneration, leading to neuronal die-back and death. Finally, the relative benefits of suppressing mitochondrial fusion vs. enhancing mitochondrial fusion in ALS are speculated upon, and the paper concludes with the prediction that the two approaches could be additive or synergistic, although a side-by-side comparative trial may be challenging to perform.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Mice ; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/metabolism ; Apoptosis ; Mitochondria/metabolism ; Mitochondrial Dynamics/physiology ; Neurodegenerative Diseases/metabolism ; Humans ; Disease Models, Animal
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-19
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2661518-6
    ISSN 2073-4409 ; 2073-4409
    ISSN (online) 2073-4409
    ISSN 2073-4409
    DOI 10.3390/cells12081188
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  2. Article ; Online: Small molecules that enhance mitophagy to delay aging and neurodegeneration.

    Dorn, Gerald W

    The journal of cardiovascular aging

    2022  Volume 2, Issue 4

    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Comment
    ISSN 2768-5993
    ISSN (online) 2768-5993
    DOI 10.20517/jca.2022.36
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  3. Article ; Online: Context-dependent mitochondrial modulation of diastolic sarcoplasmic reticular calcium release.

    Dorn, Gerald W

    Cardiovascular research

    2022  Volume 118, Issue 13, Page(s) 2733–2734

    MeSH term(s) Calcium/metabolism ; Sarcoplasmic Reticulum/metabolism ; Myocardial Contraction ; Diastole ; Mitochondria
    Chemical Substances Calcium (SY7Q814VUP)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-05
    Publishing country England
    Document type Editorial ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 80340-6
    ISSN 1755-3245 ; 0008-6363
    ISSN (online) 1755-3245
    ISSN 0008-6363
    DOI 10.1093/cvr/cvac150
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  4. Article ; Online: Neurohormonal connections with mitochondria in cardiomyopathy and other diseases.

    Dorn, Gerald W

    American journal of physiology. Cell physiology

    2022  Volume 323, Issue 2, Page(s) C461–C477

    Abstract: Neurohormonal signaling and mitochondrial dynamism are seemingly distinct processes that are almost ubiquitous among multicellular organisms. Both of these processes are regulated by GTPases, and disturbances in either can provoke disease. Here, ... ...

    Abstract Neurohormonal signaling and mitochondrial dynamism are seemingly distinct processes that are almost ubiquitous among multicellular organisms. Both of these processes are regulated by GTPases, and disturbances in either can provoke disease. Here, inconspicuous pathophysiological connectivity between neurohormonal signaling and mitochondrial dynamism is reviewed in the context of cardiac and neurological syndromes. For both processes, greater understanding of basic mechanisms has evoked a reversal of conventional pathophysiological concepts. Thus, neurohormonal systems induced in, and previously thought to be critical for, cardiac functioning in heart failure are now pharmaceutically interrupted as modern standard of care. And, mitochondrial abnormalities in neuropathies that were originally attributed to an imbalance between mitochondrial fusion and fission are increasingly recognized as an interruption of axonal mitochondrial transport. The data are presented in a historical context to provide insight into how scientific thought has evolved and to foster an appreciation for how seemingly different areas of investigation can converge. Finally, some theoretical notions are presented to explain how different molecular and functional defects can evoke tissue-specific disease.
    MeSH term(s) Cardiomyopathies/genetics ; GTP Phosphohydrolases ; Heart Failure ; Humans ; Mitochondria/physiology ; Mitochondrial Dynamics/physiology
    Chemical Substances GTP Phosphohydrolases (EC 3.6.1.-)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-27
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 392098-7
    ISSN 1522-1563 ; 0363-6143
    ISSN (online) 1522-1563
    ISSN 0363-6143
    DOI 10.1152/ajpcell.00167.2022
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  5. Article: Mitofusin activation enhances mitochondrial motility and promotes neuroregeneration in CMT2A.

    Dorn, Gerald W

    Neural regeneration research

    2021  Volume 16, Issue 11, Page(s) 2201–2203

    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-27
    Publishing country India
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2388460-5
    ISSN 1876-7958 ; 1673-5374
    ISSN (online) 1876-7958
    ISSN 1673-5374
    DOI 10.4103/1673-5374.310684
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  6. Article ; Online: Retooling the cardiac toolbox: the enduring legacy of Jeffrey Robbins.

    Schneider, Michael D / Dorn, Gerald W

    Cardiovascular research

    2022  Volume 119, Issue 2, Page(s) e118–e119

    MeSH term(s) Heart ; Myosin Heavy Chains
    Chemical Substances Myosin Heavy Chains (EC 3.6.4.1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-25
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 80340-6
    ISSN 1755-3245 ; 0008-6363
    ISSN (online) 1755-3245
    ISSN 0008-6363
    DOI 10.1093/cvr/cvad025
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  7. Article ; Online: Mitofusins as mitochondrial anchors and tethers.

    Dorn, Gerald W

    Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology

    2020  Volume 142, Page(s) 146–153

    Abstract: Mitochondria have their own genomes and their own agendas. Like their primitive bacterial ancestors, mitochondria interact with their environment and organelle colleagues at their physical interfaces, the outer mitochondrial membrane. Among outer ... ...

    Abstract Mitochondria have their own genomes and their own agendas. Like their primitive bacterial ancestors, mitochondria interact with their environment and organelle colleagues at their physical interfaces, the outer mitochondrial membrane. Among outer membrane proteins, mitofusins (MFN) are increasingly recognized for their roles as arbiters of mitochondria-mitochondria and mitochondria-reticular interactions. This review examines the roles of MFN1 and MFN2 in the heart and other organs as proteins that tether mitochondria to each other or to other organelles, and as mitochondrial anchoring proteins for various macromolecular complexes. The consequences of MFN-mediated tethering and anchoring on mitochondrial fusion, motility, mitophagy, and mitochondria-ER calcium cross-talk are reviewed. Pathophysiological implications are explored from the perspective of mitofusin common functioning as tethering and anchoring proteins, rather than as mediators of individual processes. Finally, some informed speculation is provided for why mouse MFN knockout studies show severe multi-system phenotypes whereas rare human diseases linked to MFN mutations are limited in scope.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-04-15
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 80157-4
    ISSN 1095-8584 ; 0022-2828
    ISSN (online) 1095-8584
    ISSN 0022-2828
    DOI 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2020.04.016
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  8. Article: Mitofusin 2 Dysfunction and Disease in Mice and Men.

    Dorn, Gerald W

    Frontiers in physiology

    2020  Volume 11, Page(s) 782

    Abstract: A causal relationship between Mitofusin (MFN) 2 gene mutations and the hereditary axonal neuropathy Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2A (CMT2A) was described over 15 years ago. During the intervening period much has been learned about MFN2 functioning in ...

    Abstract A causal relationship between Mitofusin (MFN) 2 gene mutations and the hereditary axonal neuropathy Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2A (CMT2A) was described over 15 years ago. During the intervening period much has been learned about MFN2 functioning in mitochondrial fusion, calcium signaling, and quality control, and the consequences of these MFN2 activities on cell metabolism, fitness, and development. Nevertheless, the challenge of defining the central underlying mechanism(s) linking mitochondrial abnormalities to progressive dying-back of peripheral arm and leg nerves in CMT2A is largely unmet. Here, a different perspective of why, in humans, MFN2 dysfunction preferentially impacts peripheral nerves is provided based on recent insights into its role in determining whether individual mitochondria will be fusion-competent and retained within the cell, or are fusion-impaired, sequestered, and eliminated by mitophagy. Evidence for and against a regulatory role of mitofusins in mitochondrial transport is reviewed, nagging questions defined, and implications on mitochondrial fusion, quality control, and neuronal degeneration discussed. Finally, in the context of recently described mitofusin activating peptides and small molecules, an overview is provided of potential therapeutic applications for pharmacological enhancement of mitochondrial fusion and motility in CMT2A and other neurodegenerative conditions.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-07-09
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2564217-0
    ISSN 1664-042X
    ISSN 1664-042X
    DOI 10.3389/fphys.2020.00782
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  9. Article ; Online: Predicting Mitochondrial Dynamic Behavior in Genetically Defined Neurodegenerative Diseases.

    Dorn, Gerald W / Dang, Xiawei

    Cells

    2022  Volume 11, Issue 6

    Abstract: Mitochondrial dynamics encompass mitochondrial fusion, fission, and movement. Mitochondrial fission and fusion are seemingly ubiquitous, whereas mitochondrial movement is especially important for organelle transport through neuronal axons. Here, we ... ...

    Abstract Mitochondrial dynamics encompass mitochondrial fusion, fission, and movement. Mitochondrial fission and fusion are seemingly ubiquitous, whereas mitochondrial movement is especially important for organelle transport through neuronal axons. Here, we review the roles of different mitochondrial dynamic processes in mitochondrial quantity and quality control, emphasizing their impact on the neurological system in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2A, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Friedrich's ataxia, dominant optic atrophy, and Alzheimer's, Huntington's, and Parkinson's diseases. In addition to mechanisms and concepts, we explore in detail different technical approaches for measuring mitochondrial dynamic dysfunction in vitro, describe how results from tissue culture studies may be applied to a better understanding of mitochondrial dysdynamism in human neurodegenerative diseases, and suggest how this experimental platform can be used to evaluate candidate therapeutics in different diseases or in individual patients sharing the same clinical diagnosis.
    MeSH term(s) Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease ; Friedreich Ataxia ; Humans ; Mitochondria/physiology ; Mitochondrial Dynamics ; Neurodegenerative Diseases/genetics
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-19
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2661518-6
    ISSN 2073-4409 ; 2073-4409
    ISSN (online) 2073-4409
    ISSN 2073-4409
    DOI 10.3390/cells11061049
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  10. Article ; Online: Cardiac-specific research platforms engender novel insights into mitochondrial dynamism.

    Dorn, Gerald W

    Current opinion in physiology

    2018  Volume 3, Page(s) 110–115

    Abstract: Cardiac myocyte-specific gene manipulation is facilitated by reagents permitting temporal control over transgene expression or gene ablation, and by physiological phenotyping platforms that complement post-mortem cellular and pathological analyses. The ... ...

    Abstract Cardiac myocyte-specific gene manipulation is facilitated by reagents permitting temporal control over transgene expression or gene ablation, and by physiological phenotyping platforms that complement post-mortem cellular and pathological analyses. The ease of creating cardiac-specific gene modified mice may have contributed to genetic mouse models lacking strong underlying mechanistic rationales; this was argued for genetic ablation of mitochondrial dynamics factors in cardiac myocytes that exhibit little evidence for mitochondrial dynamism. Here, I review recent published studies in which experimental
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-03-26
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2918626-2
    ISSN 2468-8673 ; 2468-8681
    ISSN (online) 2468-8673
    ISSN 2468-8681
    DOI 10.1016/j.cophys.2018.03.006
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